Spending

I've been hearing a good deal of input on the matter of social issues.  Some moderates or independents, are claiming that this is not the election to waste time on social issues.  Fiscal issues are the way to go.  And they may be right superficially.  But I feel compelled to make a point here that might throw a monkey wrench in that recommendation.

State Senator Maggie "the red" Hassan had a puff piece in the New Hampshire Sunday News to defend the NH democrats “balanced Budget.”  We can tell right away that Ms. Hassan is going to take us on a fanciful journey because of her opening clause.  “Scarce resources make for difficult budgets…”  It is from this launching pad that we are taken on a magical tour into denial. 

At no point does Ms. Hassan remind us that under democrat rule the process was and always has been to spend first and look for revenue later.  (Book of Eaton, chapter 1 verse 1.)

1:1 'It makes sense to know how much you're spending before you decide how much money to raise.'

The democrat party line on BP is to close ranks and paint Republicans as protecting big oil.  This is necessary to distract America from Obama’s incompetence and the democrat’s cozy relationship with the British energy company.  Both Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes got the memo—they are on board—using tragedy for personal and political profit as each has sent out fundraising propaganda asking supporters to help them fend of the GOP and its defense of big oil.  These people are unbelievable. 

In a recent Hodes fundraising email staffer Valerie Martin claims that... 

"Republicans… are standing up for Big Oil, Big Insurance, and Big Banks. 

Carol Shea Porter has been accused of using the oil spill and related disasters as a way to get campaign contributions.    In response her campaign manager, Angela Ruslander, said this in her defense.

“Carol Shea-Porter is standing up to BP and other big corporations who are irresponsibly hurting our environment and our economy.”   

Wait it gets better. 

“She’ll continue to speak out and stand up for New Hampshire.  That is why she doesn’t take any campaign money from business PAC’s and DC lobbyists.” 

Where do I begin with Angela and Carol? Let’s start with the latter statement. 

It’s simple economics.  Government money comes from taxpayers.  The more government spends the more it relies on taxpayers to pay for its spending.  The less money taxpayers have the smaller the economy will be the fewer jobs there are, which means less income, less taxes, more debt.